Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Leigh, Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Leigh, Wigan for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer and the 6th lowest of 97 Wigan primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 16 went to first-choice families and 8 to families who ranked it second or lower; 1 first-choice family (6%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 42% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- There are 18.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Pupils live out the school’s values of respect, love, generosity and equality.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour across the school, including during lessons and at social times.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, due to weaknesses with the previous curriculum, some gaps remain in pupils' knowledge.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes struggle to successfully build new learning across the curriculum.”
- “However, some pupils do not consistently communicate well in writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 42% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newton Westpark Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Central Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hindley Green Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published